Mercer University

Macon, Georgia · Private, nonprofit

Of 52 assessed programs, 51 leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 87 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$19,817
$30k to $48k	$21,484
$48k to $75k	$22,533
$75k to $110k	$25,184
$110k and up	$26,770
All families (average)	$23,847

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

52 of 139 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Georgia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$85,030	+$51,217	clears the bar	$19,869	0.4 yrs	217
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$62,624	+$28,811	clears the bar	$41,546	1.4 yrs	160
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$88,413	+$54,600	clears the bar	$25,350	0.5 yrs	131
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$57,040	+$23,227	clears the bar	$83,629	3.6 yrs	87
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,723	+$17,910	clears the bar	$26,000	1.5 yrs	84
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,513	+$17,700	clears the bar	$35,500	2.0 yrs	77
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$125,910	+$92,097	clears the bar	$103,050	1.1 yrs	73
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,629	+$37,816	clears the bar	$25,990	0.7 yrs	62
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$61,710	+$27,897	clears the bar	$30,750	1.1 yrs	54
Public Health	Master's Degree	$73,262	+$39,449	clears the bar	$66,000	1.7 yrs	54
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,570	+$25,757	clears the bar	$24,223	0.9 yrs	53
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$60,401	+$26,588	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	53
Management Science	Master's Degree	$103,414	+$69,601	clears the bar	$30,750	0.4 yrs	46
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$86,612	+$52,799	clears the bar	$28,501	0.5 yrs	44
Nursing	Master's Degree	$128,313	+$94,500	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	40
Accounting	Master's Degree	$94,972	+$61,159	clears the bar	$37,415	0.6 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$66,654 1-year earnings	+$32,841	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Biology	Master's Degree	$17,033 1-year earnings	-$16,780	falls short	$38,702	insufficient data	39
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,530	+$18,717	clears the bar	$24,990	1.3 yrs	37
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$66,036	+$32,223	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	35
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,127	+$24,314	clears the bar	$24,250	1.0 yrs	32
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$68,052	+$34,239	clears the bar	$28,000	0.8 yrs	32
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$75,835	+$42,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$75,529	+$41,716	clears the bar	$26,643	0.6 yrs	29
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$77,713	+$43,900	clears the bar	$37,500	0.9 yrs	24
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$58,680	+$24,867	clears the bar	$71,061	2.9 yrs	23
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,696	+$26,883	clears the bar	$25,500	0.9 yrs	22
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$54,555	+$20,742	clears the bar	$59,916	2.9 yrs	20
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$59,236	+$25,423	clears the bar	$55,712	2.2 yrs	19
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,997	+$26,184	clears the bar	$22,000	0.8 yrs	19
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$45,484	+$11,671	clears the bar	$41,750	3.6 yrs	14
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$77,368 1-year earnings	+$43,555	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$71,602	+$37,789	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	13
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$113,358	+$79,545	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$46,502	+$12,689	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,060	+$14,247	clears the bar	$31,000	2.2 yrs	11
Human Services	Master's Degree	$53,659	+$19,846	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$107,013	+$73,200	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$53,182	+$19,369	clears the bar	$26,000	1.3 yrs	9
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$80,937	+$47,124	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business	Master's Degree	$101,623	+$67,810	clears the bar	$39,318	0.6 yrs	6
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$131,552	+$97,739	clears the bar	$175,359	1.8 yrs	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$96,686	+$62,873	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$69,055 1-year earnings	+$35,242	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$77,618	+$43,805	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	$90,359	+$56,546	clears the bar	$124,216	2.2 yrs	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$65,576 1-year earnings	+$31,763	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$94,134	+$60,321	clears the bar	$151,050	2.5 yrs	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$61,612 1-year earnings	+$27,799	clears the bar	$34,800	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	$67,767	+$33,954	clears the bar	$34,167	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$118,913	+$85,100	clears the bar	$195,967	2.3 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$82,473	+$48,660	clears the bar	$96,034	2.0 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	237
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	120
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	108
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,424	insufficient data	34
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,874	insufficient data	23
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($33,813/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.